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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 21

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 185▼ 8 vs year ago 184 · −4.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

83 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 85▼ 8 vs year ago 91 · −8.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply for all commodities.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,657	179.48	2,973	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	159.62	2,540	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	143.80	1,967	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	125.73	1,306	23
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	138.61	2,415	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,548	125.40	1,941	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	117.81	1,345	35
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,047	143.02	1,497	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	194.55	2,870	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,173	185.61	2,177	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	194.64	2,803	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	186.84	2,461	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	500.64/cwt	25

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,293	185.79/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,402	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,641	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	194.64/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,803	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,173	185.61/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,177	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,475	194.55/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,529	178.01/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,722	5
Bulls	—	—	1,976	183.16/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,619	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	970	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	119.62/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,153	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	128.64/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,347	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	142.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,605	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	152.04/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,013	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	132.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,847	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	142.09/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,991	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	148.75/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,321	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	167.77/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,709	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	104.50/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,035	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	115.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,336	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,560	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	123.32/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,471	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,066	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	127.14/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,968	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,553	111.40/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,730	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,711	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,464	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,380	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,047	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,497	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	76	476.89/cwt	450.00–510.00	362	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	465.28/cwt	450.00–500.00	400	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	93	509.37/cwt	450.00–535.00	474	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	484.17/cwt	460.00–550.00	504	5
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	125	687.20/cwt	675.00–700.00	859	2

This sale against other markets

Maryland weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Maryland auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Wed Aug 21, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Annapolis, MD (LS-AP)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 185Year ago 184

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 83Last week 85Year ago 91

No comparison due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply for all commodities.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	70–80	76	450.00–510.00	476.89
5	80–90	86	450.00–500.00	465.28
6	90–100	93	450.00–535.00	509.37
5	100–110	104	460.00–550.00	484.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	120–130	125	675.00–700.00	687.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	184.00–189.00	185.79
1	—	1,390	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	194.00–195.00	194.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	138.00–147.00	142.09
3	—	1,396	131.00–135.00	132.33
5	—	1,324	149.00–158.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	145.00–153.00	148.75
4	—	1,615	163.00–171.00	167.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	964	119.00–120.00	119.62
10	—	1,047	124.00–134.00	128.64
5	—	946	100.00–105.00	102.49
6	—	1,128	138.00–146.00	142.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	181.00–189.00	185.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	191.00–198.00	194.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	131.00–135.00	133.72
3	—	1,553	110.00–113.00	111.40
5	—	1,548	123.00–129.00	127.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	130.00–140.00	135.02
2	—	1,711	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	121.00–128.00	123.32
6	—	990	101.00–106.00	104.50
14	—	1,157	110.00–119.00	115.50
3	—	1,171	130.00–135.00	133.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	140.00–145.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,976	181.00–185.00	183.16
5	—	1,529	173.00–180.00	178.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.